Pope Zachary

Pope Zachary (679-14 March 752) was the Pope from 741 to 752, succeeding Pope Gregory III and preceding Pope Stephen II.

Biography
Zachary was born in 679 AD in Santa Severina, Calabria to a family of Greeks. In 741 he was consecrated as pope after the death of Pope Gregory III, and he was a skilled diplomat; he convinced King Liutprand of Lombardy to return all of the Papal States' lands seized by the Lombards. He died in 752 AD, and he was succeeded by Pope Stephen II.